Author: Kayla Burch
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Manipulate Your Type…it Creates Interest!
For this project, I explored the art of Typography to create a monogram by manipulating the letters to form together in a themed, cohesive manner. First, I created a monogram. For my monogram, I chose my initials: KB. I wanted to style to appear like a rock band logo that could be seen on the front…
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Do You Know Type’s Anatomy?
This project opened my Typography Lab class. I needed to create my own illustration to go along with a phrase of my choice. Then, I needed to define different elements of the letters in our phrase (thus the project name, Type Anatomy). For my phrase, I chose to put four names together. They are supposed…
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It’s Iconic! Six Music Genre Stamps
For this project, I followed my creative process to create six icons that represented popular music genres. After first creating rough sketches that explored two ideas, I then created a mood board and final sketches to expand my music genre idea. Finally, I created the final vectors using Adobe Illustrator. The idea of my icons…
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A Creative Study on Frank Maddocks
For this project, I was tasked to research a certain era of illustration, research an artist from that era, and then create my own vector illustration on Adobe Illustrator that imitated their style. I wanted to build experience creating designs in a grunge and alternative style. Thus, I researched the origins of grunge and how…
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Creative Rebrand for Chestnut Hill Bakery
Myself and an assigned group in a university class were tasked with researching a local business’s current brand and create ways to elevate their brand. We researched Chestnut Hill Bakery– a small-town bakery in Lynchburg, Virginia. We found their branding to be simple but inconsistent. In order to elevate their brand, we began a campaign…
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Taste the Weird, Anywhere: Ad Series
The task of this project was to develop a fake advertisement campaign for an existing company. I created advertisements for the brand My Mochi. My goal was to use the brand’s playful essence to create advertisements that showcase the product’s portability and deliciousness. The new proposed tagline for this campaign “bring the weird, anywhere” speaks…
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Illustrations to Elevate the Ordinary: Menu
For this project, I used only Adobe Illustrator to create a restaurant menu. After exploring logos for several different types of restaurants, I decided to design a menu for a breakfast diner. The phrase “silver spoon” inspired me, but I decided to switch it up in order to stray away from the rich-sounding phrase. I…
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Murder Mystery Podcast Cover Design
For this project, I created a podcast cover using only Adobe Photoshop. My love for true crime podcasts immediately inspired me to create a true crime podcast cover The concept of my podcast is about a woman who digs into the information about cold cases and discusses possible suspects for the crimes. I started with…